The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-16

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man man, and his name was Billy Connors, ana he
Youns Me aeG Ss afs h' h sssIlS
N Sn, occupied rooms, over the Second
Welcome. sometimes no paused moment at
the the dS0 n.. as 4 to wipe he feet But his eyes
Without SS 9 door ns GGc q ana hf
az, getent 9ns ofyhich no impression was pos:
value connors departed from Elmipa. "Ao' VI
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Young Mems ShrisIiSn As $50 assHss
patent lock made an impassibie barrier nf as as
PiSh.s snd any tsmpsrlns with the s ioci would
,o I've e., can't work y" said Dunlap. Let's
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Scot Eco "Try that lay. Billy; or why not get
That suggestion was regarded as good. Two
G %sa TSss se 60 90
TasY s.sSsa 20 taxed By b the
them Information as to w6sre they could 20 ,t to
and went off appsrontly already half faiI q
champagne. But two blocks away from the
Sass besn o s he y ssS
sash ~ tie house 81 the sseretar y' 81 j! the
and other places where 10 would be likely to
70 nss s
hefors dawn In seeming state Of uproarious
The amusement Of the Secretary Of tho asso-
left their tracks in his house. had even riied
R 1T bit Ss 1 feys hbE e. hSS Sea a
that night they would have been taken Just
long enough 70 got wax impression Of them.
report their failure and dsSust BUT but we esk de-
lighted to hear Connors say that he had got on
the track Of lock and safe expert Who he
He was a travelling salesman for one OF the
big safe houses, Connors said. and was a, sport
auented stable In Thirty-fourth stre ct and
talked about horses with the men who gath
cred thersa The man who Kept PIP stable
In professional business too and had prom
ised TO sound this safe man.
preached One night the livery stable Keeper
q ssaiS sSS fSd ss % 9sas ssss
well. Suppose a party came to you and
want mh e. would be funny business don't
aSv YSOu1d ySn know IT bust
hero sPs WeeSs IN ts SCI as as
But But Edsen refused s to hear anything moro
re a esr FS
nStSns arcs ssm Saea0isss m ne Fhsn
2 handsome man who had frequented the sta
s saa ESsSn Listened. va tempted stii more
whom he Should meet in Elmira and Who
would give him an impression for $4,000. The
note Of Introduction and say nothing abou THE
purpose f9r which he wanted the key
FEY dsyf bsd EssSn went to
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drummer who had made a night OF it a few
f9S Sfs On his return trip
went sS' and late in the svening ia sSGs Ia
S ao n sshh s " Rsn .s
IN FIX AXIS days Ssd r a hss th s. ss month
ssss Hirs and bss aDus son Us ns
there l No one ever saw any other person than
cers. from whom she Bought a large Quantity
q provisions that she boarded railroad hands.
Dunlap, Red Leary. Billy Connors. Bill Cum
Sours Fl ts f and
derarture. They left the house separately an
hour after midnight, and returned separately,
In the Young Mems Christian Association
rooms; and worked for three hours nightly at
ap The huge stones Over the Vault 1--WE Wers re
moved and taken. by what must have been the
utmost difficulty, to the garrett and each night
signs Of the tampering with it were revealed
After tho stones were removed there APP
f s 81 wors eD hsG
10 remove this formidable barrier, and It had |
TO be done noiseless!y.
Six weeks work bad been required. In another
hight the richly stored safes would be blown
,Ien ana another great bank robbery COM
'red bits Of plaster on the floor. He was a
!igns q danger, and he made an examination.
ae dseoyered Tho Biz hole aboSe. vi" The poliee;
luiek eye scented danger: He gave the alarm
as
he building.
Tho Jobs up, Jim," said Scott, taking to
hso Who An ws S ae sot ss
jonnors was nabbed at the depot. but after q
evere fight he got away. The gang scattered |
according to prearrangement and met the |
lcxt day In quiet house in Harlem. They
aised money to defend Berry. and after he
vas convicted they gave, his wife money
o support her and her children for q year or
wo. and promised more when that WAS gone.
1t was bitter disappointment for the gang. l
Tut they We're mon who didn't waste time in
egrets. 1t was one of the chances for which
hey were constantly on the look out, and even
n the way to New York they had decided on
heir next move. First they tried to find Ed
on but he was away In the South on business
or his house. While hunting for him they
tumbled across George Mason, a Western
burglar, whom Connors knew.
Mason suggested that there were good oppor-
unities at the Quincy, III, bank. and new
ang was organized. In 1t were Scott. who |
vas now the acknowledged leader; Dunlap.
,avo Cummings. known to the police rs Little
ave; Tom BiGelow, and Billy Flynn. Connors
nd Leary stayed In New York on another job.
A weeks work gave tho mon admittance 10
he vault, and one stormy night Scott and Dun
lp dropped through the hole into II. They
ad learned the use of tho air pump from Ed
On, They plugged up all the seams In the
afe except a slight crack at the top and
ottom. At one crack they placed fine powder
nd at the other the air pump, which, when |
orked. sucked the powder In. Then Dunlap
Lstened o pistol at the crack, and by means Of